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April 4: Kegger Bust

On this date in 1968, North Dakota State University's student newspaper, The Spectrum, carried a report about police raiding a keg party, but it very well could have been an April Fool’s joke. ....

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Man reunites with lifeguard who saved him drowning at Manitowoc YMCA

Joan Cloutier lives in San Jose with her husband, Dan. She remembers well the day she saved Scott Hanson from drowning. ....

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Manitowoc robotics education center is helping kids hone STEM skills

Arrow Guetschow says the program is provided to kids for free and can serve as an engine of economic growth for disadvantaged kids. ....

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Manitowoc County's last surviving Civil War veteran died in 1936

Denied enlistment a year earlier at age 15, Charles F. Rieck snuck aboard a ship carrying troops bound for Milwaukee in 1862. He served three years. ....

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Manitowoc County bridge collapse of 1936 stoked Two Rivers controversy

In May 1936, part of Tannery bridge spanning the East Twin River in the town of Two Rivers collapsed, leading to a controversy over its replacement. ....

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